Effect of Piper sarmentosum Extract on the Cardiovascular System of Diabetic Sprague-Dawley Rats: Electron Microscopic Study
Figure 4
Transmission electron micrograph showing the ultrastructural organization of the proximal aorta (x2550). (a)Control (C) group showing normal ultrastructural organization aorta, (b) Control group supplemented with PS extract (CTx) showing normal architecture of proximal aorta, (c) Nontreated diabetic (D) group showing disruption of elastic lamina (EL), presence of collagen fibres (CF), (d) Diabetic group supplemented with PS extract (DTx) showing restoration of ultrastructural organization of proximal aorta.
